Tensions Flicker into Flame, Lapping Across the Middle East

Iran FM Expected In Islamabad, But Will Not Meet With US Side, As US Prepared To Attack Mine-Laying Boats Summary Avalanche of Friday morning headlines speculating on Iran FM travel to Pakistan, and potential US delegating arriving too - Iranians will just engage Pakistan mediators in this visit. Third US aircraft carrier, the George HW Bush, has finally arrived in Mideast regional waters after taking the long way around Africa. Hegseth in presser renews call, highlighting main issue, for Iran: "All they have to do is abandon a nuclear weapon in meaningful and verifiable ways...";...

DOJ Can Provide Biden's Conversations With Ghostwriter To Heritage Foundation, Judge Says Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden's bid to prevent the conservative Heritage Foundation from receiving redacted transcripts and recordings of conversations he had with a ghostwriter for his 2017 memoir. Former President Joe Biden speaks in Chicago on April 15, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Although District Judge Dabney Friedrich delayed her own decision by three weeks later on Friday to allow for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals...

Meta Faces Unprecedented Legal Reckoning Over Youth Mental Health As Massive Multistate Trial Begins Meta Platforms is facing a critical juncture in its battle over youth online safety. Just weeks after suffering a massive legal defeat in New Mexico, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is now defending itself in a California federal court against a bipartisan coalition of 29 states. The states say Meta deliberately designed its platforms to addict children and harvested their data in violation of federal law. The California Showdown A sweeping multistate trial opens Tuesday in...